N-101 Think Like A Nurse (1 credit)
Students identify personal strengths and opportunities for growth, developing skills and practices that support their role as a learner and promote academic success. Learning ideologies, personal time management, and effective listening, note-taking, critical reading, and mapping strategies are emphasized. Test-taking strategies and anxiety reduction are reviewed. The American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual guidelines for scholarly writing are addressed. Professional frameworks are explored and applied, including Bloom's Taxonomy, the Building Relationship Framework, Nursing Process, and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
N-120 Introduction to the Nursing Profession (2 credits)
Professional roles in nursing and health care are introduced. Professionalism, self-awareness, self-care, personal and professional values, ethics, and legal aspects of nursing are emphasized. Students learn effective social interaction skills that prepare them to work in groups and manage conflict in group and interpersonal interactions.
Prerequisite(s): N-101 completed or concurrent OR Admission to the 2+2 Nursing Program., AC-151 completed or concurrent OR Admission to the 2+2 Nursing Program. AC-151 must be completed by Mid-Semester Assessment Week.
N-125 Concepts of Health and Wellness (2 credits)
Students use active learning strategies to explore the concepts of health and wellness, at personal, community, state, and global levels, focusing on health behaviors and outcomes. Key concepts include health promotion strategies, communication, cultural awareness, and models from nursing and health professions to assess health behaviors. Using population health and public health concepts, students compare health risks and interventions for a health concern in the United States and another country.
Prerequisite(s): QL-122, N-101, and N-120 completed OR Admission to the 2+2 Nursing Program.
N-205 Admission to the Nursing Major (0 credits)
In this formal transition to the Nursing Major course, the pre-nursing student gains greater understanding of the academic rigor of the BSN degree program of study. Clinical placement requirements are identified and completed. A Nursing Diagnostic Assessment is administered to evaluate the student's readiness for the next phase of the nursing curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): FSS-125 Series or ILA-200 completed., CM-120, CM-125, QL-122, and QL-156 completed or concurrent., PSY-110, SC-119, SC-119L, SC-120, and SC-120L completed or concurrent., BI-233, BI-233L, and BI-333 completed or concurrent., N-101, N-120, and N-125 completed or concurrent.
N-220 Pharmacology: Nursing Connections (3 credits)
Students examine mechanisms of human disease, biologic processes, medication therapy and alternative treatments along with important nursing and patient considerations. Principles of pharmacology are applied in the context of professional nursing frameworks to ensure the safe and effective use of medications.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the WDC Nursing Program or 2+2 Nursing Program., FSS-125 series or ILA-200 completed., CM-120, CM-125, QL-122, and QL-156 completed., PSY-110, SC-119, SC-119L, SC-120, and SC-120L completed., BI-233, BI-233L, CH-213, CH-213L, and BI-333 completed., BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed or concurrent., N-101, N-120, N-125, and N-205 completed.
N-225 Health Assessment and Clinical Skills (theory and clinical practicum) (4 credits)
Students learn to collect a comprehensive health history, conduct a physical assessment, and perform fundamental clinical nursing skills in the skills lab and clinical setting, focusing on patient safety. Theoretical nursing knowledge is correlated with guided clinical practice experience in the long-term care setting. The application of professional nursing frameworks is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the WDC Nursing Program or 2+2 Nursing Program., FSS-125 series or ILA-200 completed., CM-120, CM-125, QL-122, and QL-156 completed., PSY-110, SC-119, SC-119L, SC-120, and SC-120L completed., BI-233, BI-233L, CH-213, CH-213L, and BI-333 completed., BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed or concurrent., N-101, N-120, N-125, and N-205 completed.
N-290 Clinical Re-entry (0 credits)
Students are prepared to re-enter a clinical practicum after one or more semesters without a clinical practicum or after having an interrupted program of study. Previously learned clinical nursing skills and health assessment techniques are reviewed and practiced. In a simulated clinical environment, students demonstrate the levels of clinical skills competence and clinical judgment commensurate with their last successfully completed clinical practicum.
Prerequisite(s): N-225 completed.
N-297 Independent Study (3.00 credits)
Under the approval and direction of a faculty member, independent study is available to students.
N-301 Communication (IPE) (0 credits)
In an interprofessional environment, students collaborate with peers in simulated health care team scenarios to experience and practice interprofessional communication. Focusing on patient safety and quality outcomes, students actively engage in the essential skills of teamwork, communication, and problem-solving to contribute meaningfully to patient care
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the WDC Nursing Program or 2+2 Nursing Program.
N-302 Values and Ethics (IPE) (0 credits)
Students learn and practice skills, engaging with health care professionals in a simulated team envirnoment to develop a climate of mutual respect, shared values, and ethical behavior. Interprofessional, team-based care focused on patient safety and the attainment of quality outcomes are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the WDC Nursing Program or 2+2 Nursing Program.
N-303 Interprofessional Roles & Responsibilities (IPE) (0 credits)
Students learn and practice skills, engaging with health care professionals in a simulated team environment to prepare for real world clinical nursing practice. Key roles and responsibilities of various members of the interprofessional health care team and their impact on patient safety and quality outcomes are examined.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the WDC Nursing Program or 2+2 Nursing Program.
N-320 Theories of Holistic Nursing Management A (2 credits)
Students apply professional nursing frameworks to holistically examine the nursing care of individuals experiencing acute and chronic cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal conditions. Health promotion and disease prevention strategies are explored; evidence-based, person-centered nursing care is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed., N-220, and N-225 completed., PSY-250 completed or concurrent.
N-321 Theories of Holistic Nursing Management B (2 credits)
Students apply professional nursing frameworks to holistically examine the nursing care of individuals experiencing acute and chronic endocrine, gastric, and immunological conditions. Health promotion and disease prevention strategies are explored; evidence-based, person-centered nursing care is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed., N-220, and N-225 completed., PSY-250 completed or concurrent.
N-325 Clinical Nursing Practice I (4 credits)
Students incorporate nursing science and multidisciplinary concepts as they apply professional nursing frameworks in the clinical setting. Effective communication as a member of the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient safety and health care outcomes is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed., N-220, and N-225 completed., PSY-250 completed or concurrent., N-320, N-321, or N-330 concurrent.
N-330 Theories of Holistic Nursing Management C (2 credits)
Students apply professional nursing frameworks to holistically examine the nursing care of individuals experiencing acute and chronic musculoskeletal, neurological, integumentary, and sensory conditions. Health promotion and disease prevention strategies are explored; evidence-based, person-centered nursing care is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed., N-220, and N-225 completed., PSY-250 completed or concurrent.
N-335 Nursing Management of Aging Adults (2 credits)
Health concerns common to older adulthood are explored. Students apply professional nursing frameworks to holistically examine and plan for the nursing care of older adults experiencing acute and chronic conditions. Expected and abnormal findings are differentiated, and nursing interventions are prioritized. Evidence-based, person-centered nursing strategies are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed., N-220, and N-225 completed., PSY-250 completed or concurrent.
N-340 Nursing Management: Women & Children (3 credits)
Students apply professional nursing frameworks to holistically examine and plan nursing care for the childbearing and childrearing family. Active learning strategies, including high-fidelity simulation, are used. Principles of best evidence are applied in determining appropriate care during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods and neonatal and pediatric stages of human development.
Prerequisite(s): BI-251, BI-251L, and BI-338 completed., N-220, and N225 completed., PSY-250 completed or concurrent.
N-345 Clinical Nursing Practice II (4 credits)
In various clinical environments, students demonstrate their advancing abilities to integrate the nursing process, clinical judgment, and diverse theoretical concepts from current and prior courses. Students refine their communication and collaboration skills while providing nursing care to a variety of patient populations. They expand their role as a member of the health care team to improve patient outcomes.
Prerequisite(s): PSY-250, and N-325 completed., N-320 or N-321 or N-330 completed., Must have completed or register concurrently for two of the following theory courses: N-320, N-321, or N-330., N-499 concurrent.
N-391 Cultural Perspectives in Health Care- Jamaica (2 credits)
Students gain experience in assessing cultural health-care practices, shared belief systems, and norms through in-depth study and immersion in the Jamaican culture. Cultural competence is expanded during observation and participation in care in Jamaica's health-care delivery systems operating in acute, clinic, and community care sites. Students' knowledge of the relationship between culture and health is deepened as they determine the impact of the host culture's health-care delivery system in meeting people's needs within the cachement/service area. The course concludes with 10-14 days travel to Jamaica. Valid U.S. Passport and international travel vaccinations required. Travel fees TBD.
Prerequisite(s): N-225 completed or concurrent and permission of instructor, or non-nursing student with permission of instructor.
N-393 Cultural Perspectives in Health Care- Japan (2 credits)
Students experience the relationship between culture and health, expand their cultural sensitivity, and develop cultural humility through an in-depth study of and immersion in the Japanese culture. Students explore traditional health care beliefs and practices of the Japanese culture, philosophical perspectives underlying cultural health care practices, shared belief systems and norms and compare these to practices in the United States. During the 10-14 days travel in Japan, students engage in active learning experiences with Japanese nursing students, including onsite clinical visits to diverse environments. They deepen knowledge of Japan's culture and history in selected cities. Valid U.S. Passport and international travel vaccinations required. Travel fees TBD.
Prerequisite(s): N-225 completed or concurrent and permission of instructor, or non-nursing student with permission of instructor.
N-397 Independent Study (0 credits)
Under the approval and direction of a faculty member, independent study is available to students.
N-400 Nursing Management: Complex Clients (3 credits)
Students examine, apply, and evaluate multiple factors related to the nursing care of complex patients. Students foster interdisciplinary collaboration and integrate evidence-based standards to promote individual well-being and population health through active learning strategies.
Prerequisite(s): N-320, N-321, N-330, N-335, N-340, and N-345 completed., BSC-257 completed.
N-420 Nursing in Complex Communities (3 credits)
Using active learning strategies and concepts from population and public health, students develop knowledge of evidence-based models of nursing care. Public health models are applied to generate evidence-based, culturally sensitive approaches to complex health issues in local, national, and global contexts. In doing so, students must consider available resources and constraints.
Prerequisite(s): N-320, N-321, N-330, N-340, and BSC-257 completed., N-335, and N-345 completed or concurrent.
N-425 Advanced Nursing Science Application I (4 credits)
Using active learning strategies in simulated and community environments, the student integrates, applies, and evaluates population and public health concepts with advanced nursing science in professional practice. Refining their clinical judgment abilities, the student crafts interventions appropriate to the unique needs of individuals, groups, or populations. The student generates and implements new and innovative strategies to address population health concerns.
Prerequisite(s): N-320, N-321, N-330, and N-340 completed., BSC-257, and N-499 completed., N-335, N-345, and N-420 completed or concurrent.
N-430 Nursing Health Seminar Series (1-3 credits)
Students explore current trends in health care and deepen their understanding of selected phenomena of interest, pursuing related learning activities accordingly.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
N-435 Advanced Nursing Science Application II (5 credits)
Immersed in a clinical practice setting, students integrate and consolidate previous learning and course work to function at an advanced level. Evolving clinical reasoning and greater independence within interprofessional teams are demonstrated as students apply theoretical concepts from nursing science and multiple disciplines, and initiate, structure, and carry out strategies that effectively address complex problems.
Prerequisite(s): N-400, N-420, and N-425 completed., N-440, N-445, and AC-440 completed or concurrent.
N-440 Transition to Professional Nursing Roles (3 credits)
Students self-assess their knowledge of nursing science, as they prepare for transition to professional nursing practice. Adjusting to the nurse work environment, self-advocacy, and career development are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): N-400, N-420, and N-425 completed., N-445, and AC-440 completed or concurrent., N-435 concurrent.
N-445 Advanced Nursing Leadership & Policy (3 credits)
Active learning strategies are used to explore nursing leadership knowledge and skills necessary to excel within the dynamic context of complex organizations and healthcare environments. Students examine the relationships between the multi-faceted role of nursing leadership and professional practice as catalysts for change. Evidence-based clinical decision-making and quality improvement frameworks that guide nursing practice are emphasized. Students analyze and respond to the critical role of the professional nurse as an advocate for policies and strategies aimed at maintaining and improving health outcomes.
Prerequisite(s): N-400, N-420, and N-425 completed., N-435, and N-440 completed or concurrent.
N-497C Independent Study (4 credits)
Independent Study as directed by the department
N-499 Preparation for Internship Event (0 credits)
Students learn the requirements, processes, and expectations for completing the clinical preceptorship in N-435 during their last semester of study.
Prerequisite(s): N-345 concurrent.
N-500 Professional Nursing Practice Essentials (3 credits)
Students are introduced to foundational elements of professional nursing practice through the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and QSEN competencies. Legal and ethical aspects of nursing are examined. Concepts in health and wellness, and disease prevention are explored from the perspectives of individuals, families, communities, and professional nurses with a focus on cultural competence. Students begin to integrate knowledge of pathophysiology and the nursing process.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DEMSN program., BI-538 completed or concurrent.
N-518 Pharmacology I (1 credit)
Introductory concepts and principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics are explored. Various aspects of medication administration across the lifespan are examined in the context of the nursing process, including the nurse's legal and ethical responsibilities, safety guidelines, and accurate dosage calculations.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DEMSN program., BI-538 completed or concurrent.
N-519 Pharmacology 2 (2 credits)
Students build upon prior understanding of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics as they develop knowledge of pharmacotherapeutics across the lifespan in the context of the nursing process. Medication administration safety is emphasized and drug classifications, mechanisms of action, indications for use, contraindications, side effects, anticipated outcomes, and implications for nursing are examined.
N-522 Ethics for Nurses (1 credit)
Students are invited to explore their personal moral decision-making processes and the values that shape them. Ethical models and frameworks are studied while developing skills in ethical decision-making specific to nursing practice and real-world clinical situations. Additionally, the course provides an in-depth look at the role of ethics committees and consultations in health care, which equips students with the tools to navigate complex ethical challenges in their professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DEMSN program.
N-524 Health Assessment: Nursing Theory and Practice (5 credits)
Theories of health and physical assessment, and related concepts, are examined. Students learn to effectively conduct a patient interview, collect a comprehensive health history, and conduct a head-to-toe physical assessment with a focus on patient safety; expected and abnormal findings are identified. Learning strategies include skills demonstration in the classroom, skills lab, and clinical setting; and self-directed practice outside of class time. Skills competence is validated through performance assessments. This course provides guided clinical experience correlated with theoretical content. The nursing process and clinical decision-making models are applied.
Prerequisite(s): BI-338C or BI-538 completed or concurrent., N-500, and N-522 completed or concurrent.
N-526 Clinical Nursing Skills (1 credit)
Students apply the nursing process as they effectively demonstrate professional psychomotor nursing skills and therapeutic communication in a simulated environment. Timely and well-organized skills performance, interprofessional collaboration, and patient safety and outcomes are prioritized.
N-528 Theories of Holistic Nursing (4 credits)
Drawing on prior learning, students apply the nursing process to holistically examine health promotion and nursing care of individuals responding to acute and chronic conditions. Culturally congruent evidence-based practice in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations is emphasized. The concepts of multidisciplinary and patient-centered care are applied throughout the course.
Prerequisite(s): N-500, BI-338C or BI-538, N-522, N-524, N-546
N-529 Clinical Nursing Practice I (4 credits)
Students begin nursing practice in an acute care setting, managing patients, growing in independence and engaging in collaborative teams. Concepts of pathophysiology, theoretical nursing knowledge, and patient findings are integrated in the provision of culturally sensitive, person-centered care. Patient safety is prioritized.
Prerequisite(s): N-519, N-526, and N-528 completed or concurrent. N-529 cannot be continued (i.e., the student must drop the course) if N-519, N-526, or N-528 are dropped.
N-530 Nursing Inquiry: Evidence-Based practice and Quality Improvement (2 credits)
Students build upon their prior knowledge of the scientific method and basic statistics to gain understanding about how research findings are combined with clinical expertise and patient values to deliver safe, high quality, cost-effective patient care. Concepts of nursing research, evidence-based nursing practice, quality improvement and patient safety are emphasized.
N-545 Nursing Management: Women & Children (3 credits)
Students apply professional nursing frameworks to holistically examine health promotion and plan nursing care of the childbearing and childrearing family. Principles of best evidence are applied in determining appropriate care of the childbearing and childrearing family during intrapartum, and post partum periods, and neonatal and pediatric stages of human development. Active learning strategies, including high-fidelity simulation, are used.
Prerequisite(s): N-519, N-526, N-528, and N-529 completed., N-530 completed or concurrent.
N-546 Nursing Management of Aging Adults (2 credits)
Students address health promotion, disease prevention and nursing care in older adult individuals and sub-populations. There is an emphasis on holistic person-directed nursing care of episodic and chronic health conditions, interprofessional teamwork, and care at end-of-life.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DEMSN program., BI-338C or BI-538 completed or concurrent., N-500, and N-522 completed or concurrent.
N-556 Nursing Management: Complex Clients (3 credits)
Building on prior nursing coursework, the student examines, applies, and evaluates key factors influencing the care of complex patient populations. Students strengthen their ability to collaborate across disciplines and integrate evidence-based standards to enhance patient well-being and improve population health outcomes. Critical thinking, advanced problem-solving, and use of a holistic approach to address the challenges of complex healthcare needs is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): N-519 and N-528 completed., N-526, N-529 and N-530 completed or concurrent.
N-557 Nursing in Complex Communities (3 credits)
The student explores previous coursework, theoretical concepts, and best practices to develop nursing care within complex patient populations and health situations in local, national, and global contexts. The student synthesizes multiple factors associated with complexity, dynamic interrelationships, and innovative strategies to care for diverse populations and cultures. Available resources and constraints to promote optimal care are assessed and evaluated.
Prerequisite(s): N-519, N-526, N-528, and N-529 completed., N-530 completed or concurrent.
N-565 Clinical Nursing Practice II (3 credits)
The student integrates, applies, and evaluates advanced nursing science concepts in professional practice. Refining clinical judgment abilities, the student crafts interventions appropriate to the unique needs of individuals, groups, or populations. The student generates and implements new and innovative strategies.
Prerequisite(s): N-545, N-556, and N-557 completed or concurrent. N-565 cannot be continued (i.e., the student must drop the course) if N-545, N-556, or N-557 are dropped.
N-570 Clinical Nursing Practice III (6 credits)
Building upon previous nursing coursework, students continue to refine their nursing practice in an acute care setting, managing multiple higher acuity patients, growing in independence, and engaging in collaborative teams.
Prerequisite(s): N-565 completed., MSN-605, MSN-629, MSN-631, and MSN-632 completed or concurrent. N-570 cannot be continued (i.e., the student must drop the course) if MSN-605, MSN-629, MSN-631 or MSN-632 are dropped.